{"id":6796,"date":"2025-02-17T14:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/china-says-trump-admins-change-to-u-s-fact-sheet-on-taiwan-further-damaging-regional-peace\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T14:00:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T14:00:20","slug":"china-says-trump-admins-change-to-u-s-fact-sheet-on-taiwan-further-damaging-regional-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/china-says-trump-admins-change-to-u-s-fact-sheet-on-taiwan-further-damaging-regional-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"China says Trump admin&#8217;s change to U.S. fact sheet on Taiwan &#8220;further damaging&#8221; regional peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Beijing<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 China&#8217;s Foreign Ministry took issue Monday with a revised U.S. government fact sheet that removed a line on American opposition to independence for Taiwan. The United States &#8220;gravely backpedaled&#8221; on its position on Taiwan and sent the wrong message to &#8220;separatist forces&#8221; on the island, ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said.<\/p>\n<p> Taiwan and China split in 1949 during the civil war that brought the communists to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/changing-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">power in China<\/a><\/span>. The defeated Nationalists fled to Taiwan and set up a rival government there. <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/taiwan-and-the-threat-of-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Taiwan has its own government and military<\/a><\/span> but has never declared formal independence from China.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;We urge the U.S. to &#8230; stop emboldening and supporting Taiwan independence and avoid further damaging China-U.S. relations and the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait,&#8221; Guo said when asked about the revision at a daily media briefing.<\/p>\n<p> The Taiwan Strait is a narrow waterway that separates the island of Taiwan from China&#8217;s east coast.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"china-taiwan-map-974952064.jpg \" height=\"397\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/08\/09\/db2d676b-b4fd-4f14-8daf-4ec49471ac61\/thumbnail\/620x397\/625c857d9b89e68e0b3620252ed14343\/china-taiwan-map-974952064.jpg?v=f303dc12868a012283443d8b9123e5fe 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/08\/09\/db2d676b-b4fd-4f14-8daf-4ec49471ac61\/thumbnail\/1240x794\/7907d1973db830c6cb9ac2f7423b8fe8\/china-taiwan-map-974952064.jpg?v=f303dc12868a012283443d8b9123e5fe 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Mainland China and territory controlled by the Chinese government is show in yellow, while territory claimed by, but not controlled by Beijing, including Taiwan, is depicted in brown on this map.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Getty\/iStock<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The U.S. State Department removed the phrase &#8220;we do not support Taiwan independence&#8221; from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/u-s-relations-with-taiwan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the fact sheet<\/a> last week. The document on America&#8217;s relations with the self-governing island is posted on its website.<\/p>\n<p> Taiwan&#8217;s government welcomed the move, though a statement sent to The Associated Press on Monday did not mention the language specifically.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has noted that the U.S. State Department updated the &#8216;Current State of U.S.-Taiwan Relations&#8217; page &#8230; with text that is positive and friendly toward us, reflecting the close and amicable partnership between Taiwan and the United States,&#8221; it said.<\/p>\n<p> It&#8217;s not the first time the State Department has removed the phrase. It did so in May 2022 but restored it a few weeks later after a strong protest from China.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-video embed--type-content_video is-video embed--float-left embed--size-medium \"><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/video\/japans-increased-military-presence-on-their-small-island-of-ishigaki-frustrates-locals\/\" class=\"embed__headline-link\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__icon\"><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__headline\">Japan&#8217;s increased military presence on their small island of Ishigaki frustrates locals<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span class=\"embed__video-duration\">03:42<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                      <\/a><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear why the State Department changed the language again and whether it signals any shift in policy under President Trump, who returned to the White House last month.<\/p>\n<p> The government in Taiwan is worried that Mr. Trump might not be as steadfast a supporter of the island as his predecessor, former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p> The U.S. does not recognize Taiwan as a country but is its strongest backer and biggest arms supplier, and is bound by U.S. law to provide the island with the means and support required to defend itself from any attack or coercion.<\/p>\n<p> Mr. Trump said last week that Taiwan, a leading maker of semiconductors, had taken the chip business away from the U.S. and that he wants it to come back.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img alt=\"PLA members takes part in the \" joint=\"\" sword-2024b=\"\" military=\"\" drills=\"\" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/15\/c36c7813-c426-47c6-b6d6-7c58522a752e\/thumbnail\/620x349\/8eee5b8562c409b50a64a91038f9db4d\/2024-10-14t143651z-1937791939-rc2ekaae4ju7-rtrmadp-3-taiwan-china.jpg?v=f303dc12868a012283443d8b9123e5fe 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/15\/c36c7813-c426-47c6-b6d6-7c58522a752e\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/17d131ea1a00cf28b6be6fcecd274ae5\/2024-10-14t143651z-1937791939-rc2ekaae4ju7-rtrmadp-3-taiwan-china.jpg?v=f303dc12868a012283443d8b9123e5fe 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Members of the Chinese People&#8217;s Liberation Army (PLA) take part in the &#8220;Joint Sword-2024B&#8221; military drills around Taiwan, from an undisclosed location in this screenshot from a handout video released by the PLA Eastern Theatre Command on October 14, 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                PLA EASTERN THEATRE COMMAND<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>China, which has <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/china-xi-jinping-vows-no-taiwan-independence-one-country-two-systems-unification\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">vowed to bring Taiwan back under its control<\/a><\/span>, by force if necessary, has stepped up military exercises around the island of 23 million people in recent years. The U.S. government fact sheet says it expects &#8220;differences to be resolved by peaceful means, free from coercion, in a manner acceptable to the people on both sides.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The language in the document continues to state that the U.S. &#8220;approach to Taiwan has remained consistent across decades and administrations,&#8221; noting the &#8220;longstanding one China policy,&#8221; under which the U.S. has recognized the independent governance of the island without recognizing it as an independent national entity.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<p>                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/changing-china\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"component__view-more component__view-more--sm\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n            More<br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" 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